General Services Assistant

University of New Mexico•Albuquerque, NM

13d•$15 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

The UNMCCC is seeking a General Services Assistant to join our team. This position includes weekend clinic coverage. Duties include: · Providing outstanding, compassionate customer service to patients. · Assisting with patient transport, valet support, directional assistance, and patient navigation. · Performing courier services and deliveries for requisitioning departments. · Supporting office and furniture moves and small operational projects. · Maintaining facility and grounds cleanliness, including snow removal and equipment operation. · Evaluating facility/physical plant issues and assigning work orders. · Performing receiving duties—verifying incoming shipments, documenting deliveries, inspecting materials, and coordinating distribution. · Cross training across multiple operational areas, including transport, courier operations, receiving, and facility support to ensure efficient coverage. The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center is the Official Cancer Center of New Mexico and the only National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center in a 500-mile radius. Its 136 board-certified oncology specialty physicians include cancer surgeons in every specialty (abdominal, thoracic, bone and soft tissue, neurosurgery, genitourinary, gynecology, and head and neck cancers), adult and pediatric hematologists/medical oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, and radiation oncologists. They, along with more than 600 other cancer healthcare professionals (nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, navigators, psychologists and social workers), provide treatment to 65% of New Mexico’s cancer patients from all across the state. And they partner with community health systems statewide to provide cancer care closer to home. In 2024 they treated more than 15,000 patients in almost 105,000 ambulatory clinic visits in addition to in-patient hospitalizations at UNM Hospital. A total of 2,075 patients participated in cancer clinical trials to study new cancer treatments that include tests of novel cancer prevention strategies and cancer genome sequencing. The more than 123 cancer research scientists affiliated with the UNM Cancer Center were awarded $38.3 million in federal and private grants and contracts for cancer research projects. Since 2015, the physicians, scientists and staff have provided education and training experiences to more than 750 high school, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral fellowship students in cancer research and cancer health care delivery. Website: unmhealth.org/cancer See the Position Description for additional information.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
At least 1 year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of customer service or patient transport experience in a healthcare environment.
Bilingual Spanish and English.
Proficiency with Windows, MS Office, and Maintenance Management Systems.
Shipping & Receiving experience.
Demonstrated experience in receiving operations, including documentation and material organization.
Experience in positions requiring cross training and operational flexibility.

Responsibilities

Providing outstanding, compassionate customer service to patients.
Assisting with patient transport, valet support, directional assistance, and patient navigation.
Performing courier services and deliveries for requisitioning departments.
Supporting office and furniture moves and small operational projects.
Maintaining facility and grounds cleanliness, including snow removal and equipment operation.
Evaluating facility/physical plant issues and assigning work orders.
Performing receiving duties—verifying incoming shipments, documenting deliveries, inspecting materials, and coordinating distribution.
Cross training across multiple operational areas, including transport, courier operations, receiving, and facility support to ensure efficient coverage.